Alba Township, Henry County, Illinois
Appearance
Alba Township | |
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![]() Location in Henry County | |
![]() Henry County's location in Illinois | |
Coordinates: 41°27′23″N 89°54′47″W / 41.45639°N 89.91306°W | |
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State | ![]() |
County | Henry |
Established | November 4, 1856 |
Area | |
• Total | 36.09 sq mi (93.5 km2) |
• Land | 36.01 sq mi (93.3 km2) |
• Water | 0.08 sq mi (0.2 km2) 0.22% |
Elevation | 640 ft (195 m) |
Population (2020) | |
• Total | 173 |
• Density | 6.1/sq mi (2.4/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
ZIP codes | 61234, 61235, 61277 |
FIPS code | 17-073-00503 |
Alba Township is one of twenty-four townships in Henry County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 173 and it contained 90 housing units.[1] Alba Township changed its name from Elba Township on April 13, 1857. The name may be derived from Elba, New York, the native home of a share of the early settlers.[2]
Geography
[edit]According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.09 square miles (93.5 km2), of which 36.01 square miles (93.3 km2) (or 99.78%) is land and 0.08 square miles (0.21 km2) (or 0.22%) is water.[3]
Extinct towns
[edit](These towns are listed as "historical" by the USGS.)
Adjacent townships
[edit]- Yorktown Township (north)
- Fairfield Township, Bureau County (northeast)
- Gold Township, Bureau County (east)
- Mineral Township, Bureau County (southeast)
- Annawan Township (south)
- Cornwall Township (southwest)
- Atkinson Township (west)
- Loraine Township (northwest)
Cemeteries
[edit]The township contains these three cemeteries: Goble, Maple Grove and Sacred Heart.
Major highways
[edit]Airports and landing strips
[edit]- Thompson Airport
Landmarks
[edit]- Hennepin Canal Parkway State Park (east half)
Demographics
[edit]Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 173 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census[4] |
School districts
[edit]- Annawan Community Unit School District 226
Political districts
[edit]- Illinois's 14th congressional district
- State House District 90
- State Senate District 45
References
[edit]- "Alba Township, Henry County, Illinois". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 17, 2010.
- United States Census Bureau 2008 TIGER/Line Shapefiles
- United States National Atlas
- ^ "Alba township, Henry County, Illinois". 2020 United States Census. April 1, 2020. Retrieved April 23, 2024.
- ^ Callary, Edward (September 29, 2008). Place Names of Illinois. University of Illinois Press. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-252-09070-7.
- ^ "Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place -- 2010 Census Summary File 1". United States Census. Archived from the original on February 12, 2020. Retrieved May 28, 2013.
- ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.